Adjuster

ABSTRACT

An adjuster comprises three holes, all of which can be passed through by a string, wherein, one of the three holes is smaller than a knot of the string, another of them is the biggest and sized sufficiently both for the string to pass through and for a peg to hook up. By using this type of the adjuster, a tent can be anchored steady with a string and the adjustment of the string can also be done easily and conveniently.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Adjuster are know to be used in different ways such as backpacks,outdoors gear, tent, luggage and the like, which are usually made byplastic.

BACKGROUND

The function of adjuster is to attach the cords or tapes together fordifferent directions, which can easily focus the force into one point tobear the weight from other things, and the cords or tapes can beadjusted to control the length.

It is popular to find adjusters used with pegs to anchor a tent to theground for camping. FIGS. 1 and 2 show such a conventional adjuster andits movement for adjusting the cord in existing method. It can be seenfrom FIG. 1 that the conventional adjuster is a plate-like member havingtwo holes at the opposite ends thereof for the passage of the cord. Whenthe conventional adjuster is used with the cord to set up of a tent, oneside of the cord in the right length should be connected to the tent,and the other side should be first passed through one hole of theadjuster, pass through the other hole with a loop formed therebetweenfor linking a peg and then make a knot at the free end. In addition, theloop is adjustable as to anchor the tent in the right way.

However, it is not convenient to adjust the cord after the tent isanchored. By using existing methods to steady a tent, the length of thecord must be in the right length as to tightly hold all parts in needed,or the users might need to adjust the adjuster by holding both theadjuster and the cord to tent side for sliding adjustment, or byreleasing the knot of loop for hooking up the peg as to re-knot the cordafter finished the adjustment. Yet, the cord might not be adjusted insuitable length by the above-mentioned methods because inaccuracy wouldbe occurred during the adjustment. Moreover, the adjuster would be hardto slide and the peg on the ground would be loosening during theadjustment since the cord was provided in the right length to steady thecomponents tightly, which the users need to set up again if the pegloosened.

THE SUMMARY OF THE UTILITY

To solve the problem described above, there is proposed An adjustercomprises three holes, all of which can be passed through by a string,wherein, one of the three holes is smaller than a knot of the string,another of them is the biggest and sized sufficiently both for thestring to pass through and for a peg to hook up.

Preferably, the other of the three has a sloped or wedged sidewall thatis one the side of said one hole and opposite to said another hole.

Preferably, the middle part of the adjuster is narrowed and curved.

Preferably, the adjuster is made from plastic.

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES

Further features and advantages will become more apparent from thedetailed description of the embodiments of the adjuster according to thepresent utility. This description will be set out hereinafter withreference to the accompanying figures, given by way of non-limitingexample, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a conventional adjuster and its usage with a tent.

FIG. 2 shows the movement of the conventional adjuster for adjusting thecord in existing method.

FIG. 3 shows a novel adjuster made in accordance with the presentutility.

FIG. 4 shows the detailed structure of the adjuster of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows a preferred feature of the adjuster of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 shows the side view of the adjuster of FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 shows the usage of the adjuster of FIG. 3.

THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Now, the preferred embodiment of the utility will be described withreference to the accompanying figures. Specifically, FIG. 3 shows theoverall structure of the adjuster, designated by reference numeral 1,made in accordance with the utility. The adjuster 1 is formed with threeholes, that is, the first hole 4, the second hole 3 and third hole 2, asillustrated by FIG. 4. It is appreciated that the sequences of the holesare just for clarity of the description of the new using method of theadjuster. The direction of the arrangement of the holes is marked byArrow A. Among three holes, the first hole 4 is the biggest one for bothpassing through the string and hooking up onto a peg and third hole 2 isthe smallest and is smaller than a knot of the string. Alternatively;the shapes of holes 3 and 4 can be formed integrally and then divided bya crossbar 6 into two parts. Preferably, the crossbar 6 can be roughenedto increase the friction between the crossbar and the string.Furthermore, the side wall of the second hole 3, which is on the sidenext to the third hole 2 and opposite to the first hole 4, can be slopedor wedged so that the cross section of the hole is decreasing, as can beseen from FIG. 4. Moreover, the size of cross section can be decreasedto such an extent that it is slightly small than the diameter of thestring, so that the string should be pressed through the hole 3 toincrease the engagement of the adjuster and the string further.

Moreover, the middle part 5 of the adjuster 1 in the direction A can benarrowed in width in ergonomic to fit the shape of finger for holdingthe adjuster easily and firmly, as can be seen from FIG. 5. Withreference to FIG. 6, the adjuster 1 is curved to allow the adjusteraligned with the string from the tent after hooked up the peg tightly.

Furthermore, the material from which the adjuster is made can be anysuitable material, such as plastic.

Next, the new method of anchoring an object such as a tent with such anadjuster will be described.

When the adjuster 1 is used for anchoring the tent 13, firstly, one sideof the string 12, the other side of which is connected or linked to thetent, is passed through the first hole 4 from the bottom of the adjusterand then is passed through the second hole 3 from the top and wound thecrossbar 6. After that, a cord loop 121 is formed so that the length ofthe string is almost right. Lastly, the string is passed through thethird hole and then is knotted to form a knot 122. After the adjuster isconnected, the first hole 4 of the adjuster 1 can be hooked up on a peg11 and then the peg is plugged onto the ground. If the length of thestring or cord 121 is not right or needs to be adjusted, the user shouldonly adjust the cord loop easily and freely.

In this new application, the utility model is a type of adjuster thatcan be directly hooked up with a peg, whereas the adjuster in existingmethod was only used for fastening cords. The functions and benefits ofthe utility model are as follows:

-   -   a. A cord-loop would be made for the adjustment, which is        different to the existing method that the loop is used for        hooking up a peg. In addition, the peg can be directly hook up        with a hole of the adjuster to set up a tent, so that the peg        can be anchored steadily on the ground and not be loosening        easily since there are no any actions on it when adjusting the        cord.    -   b. A cord-loop would be made for the adjustment, which is        different to the existing methods; the cord is not necessary to        be in the right length for connecting the tent tightly since the        new method makes the cord can be freely adjusted by the        cord-loop.    -   c. It is concaved in the middle part of this new adjuster, which        the existing adjusters were in flatten shape. Hence, users can        hold the adjuster easily than before as to avoid slipping when        holding the adjuster.    -   d. When a adjustment is needed for anchoring a tent, users only        need to slide the loop for adjusting the accuracy of the cord,        while in the existing methods, adjusters were slide by holding        both the adjuster and the cord to tent side for sliding        adjustment, or by releasing the knot of loop for hooking up the        peg as to re-knot the cord after finished the adjustment. This        new method may let the adjuster to be more user-friendly for        adjustment to anchor the tent.    -   e. The new adjuster is available to be used with different kinds        of string, such as tapes and cords.

1. An adjuster comprises three holes, all of which can be passed throughby a string, wherein, one of the three holes is smaller than a knot ofthe string in size, another of them is the biggest and sizedsufficiently both for the string to pass through and for a peg to hookup.
 2. An adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the other of the threehas a sloped or wedged sidewall that is one the side of said one holeand opposite to said another hole.
 3. An adjuster according to claim 1or 2, the middle part of the adjuster is narrowed in width and curved.4. An adjuster according to claim 1 or 2, the adjuster is made fromplastic.